By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Though there’s still two weeks before the start of the school year, the Burlington girls tennis team isn’t wasting any time sitting on the sidelines. The team, which features six new girls to varsity, started out 2-7 at the Badger 16 Invite last weekend at […]
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Despite loss, Burlington football gains confidence entering conference play
Grant Tully impressive as Klug sits out with leg injury By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] RACINE – Moral victories aren’t necessarily a real thing. Sure, it’s nice to leave everything on the field and never give up, but everyone wants to win. Although Racine Horlick scored 14 unanswered points to […]
Youth movement: Klug, Tully lead junior-heavy Burlington football squad
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] On Tuesday morning, Burlington football coach Steve Tenhagen’s pickup truck was parked next to the Burlington High School practice field, like it always is. But this season, it’s more than just a parked vehicle. Erected from the back is a stand with an iPad, […]
Junior Demons baseball tryouts set for Burlington High School
The Junior Demon Baseball team is holding two free tryouts at Burlington High School over the next two weeks. The team, which plays in the Wisconsin Major YBL League, is offering tryouts on either Aug. 9 or 14 for players entering seventh and eighth grades. The tryout will take place […]
‘Soup’ brings the flavor: Burlington’s Campbell earns All-Area player of the year
SLN All-Area Baseball 2017 By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] After a magical 2016 season that saw the Burlington Demons win their first state baseball championship, the pitching outlook was a huge question mark entering this season. Gone was 2016 All-Area Player of the Year Aaron Mutter and Wichita State […]
ALL-AREA BASEBALL: State qualifier Burlington leads SLC-heavy first team
2nd annual squad features players from 15 schools By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Last week’s All-Area Softball squad was dominated by western Kenosha County, with six selections representing Wilmot and Westosha Central high schools. For baseball, the 15-team Southern Lakes Newspapers coverage area saw Burlington return to its second […]
Braveheart: Burlington teacher, coach leaving for tour in Iraq
Sireno did first tour in Afghanistan in 2011 By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] “The first time you hear a rocket go off, you realize it’s kind of crazy.” Burlington resident Andrew Sireno, 31, recalls his first stint with the United States Army overseas, in Afghanistan in 2011, when he volunteered […]
Romo reminisces on football career, anxious for next chapter on TV
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] For the 14th consecutive summer, 1998 Burlington High School graduate Tony Romo returned home last week for his annual football camp. But this year, the camp took on a much different feel. The press conference, which featured several Milwaukee-area TV stations and newspapers from the […]
Don’t call it a comeback: Former Burlington, Cowboys star Tony Romo content focusing on family, broadcast career
If there’s an itch, Tony Romo isn’t scratching it – at least for now. Despite poking and prodding from the local media at his 14th consecutive Tony Romo Football Camp last week at Burlington High School, Romo didn’t budge. “For me, the itch isn’t there,” Romo proclaimed after voicing […]
ALL-SLC: Campbell, Hribar, Reindl among five area players of the year
All-Southern Lakes Conference Spring 2017 BASEBALL Athlete of the Year: Zach Campbell, pitcher, Burlington. First team Catcher: Aaron Sturdevant, sr, Burlington Pitchers: Zach Campbell, sr, Burlington; Kyle Gendron, jr, Wilmot Infielders: Jet Weber, sr, Elkhorn; Matthew Korman, sr, Waterford; Josh Leslie, jr, Westosha Central; Tanner Peterson, […]